Effect of Information Booklet Regarding Usage of Electronic Media and Mobile Phone Among School Children

Abstract

Introduction: Electronic devices have become one of the most preferred activities of children. The world of electronic devices however is changing dramatically. Children in particular, spend a significant amount of time viewing and interacting with electronic devices. To enlist some of the frequently used and mentioned electronic devices or media are Computer, Mobile Phone, Television, Video games etc. The aim of the study was to Effect of information booklet regarding usage of electronic media and mobile phone among school children in selected schools in Moradabad.

Conceptual frame work for this study is based on the J. W. Kenny’s open system model. Non randomized control group design, pretest - posttest was used. The sample size consisted of 270 mothers (135 experimental group and 135 Comparison group) selected schools in Moradabad by using purposive sampling technique.

The data were collected using a structured questionnaire and the Tool was organized in three parts. (Demographic characteristics, structured questionnaire, Information good booklet). Investigator give Structured questionnaire and Information booklet to experimental group and Structured questionnaire give to Comparison group and provided adequate time to give their responses.

The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference in overall mean knowledge score between experimental and comparison group knowledge score & it depicts that at pretest the mean knowledge score and SD was 12.49 ± 3.407 in experiment group whereas 13.05 ± 3.251 in control group. In posttest the mean knowledge score and SD was 23.07 ± 2.708 in experiment group whereas 14.89 ± 2.812 in control group. Hence it shows there is significance difference in the comparison group knowledge scores regarding knowledge of electronic media and mobile phone use among students.

To compare the knowledge score between experimental and control group. The obtained t & p value for pretest was t = -1.389, p =0.166, and in posttest was t = 24.342, p = 0.0001. The t-test revealed that there was no significant difference between both the groups at pretest scores whereas there was significant difference between both the groups at posttest. Hence the null hypothesis was rejected and research hypothesis was accepted. Thus it interpret that administration of informative booklet on knowledge among students found to be effective as experimental group have rapidly improve the knowledge of students regarding effect of electronic media and mobile phone usage as compared to the control group. The analysis revealed that there is no significant association between pre-test level of knowledge and demographic variables among students regarding effect of electronic media and mobile phone usage in experimental group. Chi square test was performed to find the association on knowledge of electronic media and mobile phone usage among students with their selected demographic variables. And it shows that there was no significant association between age (χ2 =2.070; p=0.546), Gender (χ2 =2.746; p=0.140), religion (χ2 =0.414; p=0.936), Parents literacy status (χ2 =3.907; p=0.280), occupation of father (χ2 = 6.890; p = 0.073), occupation of mother (χ2 = 1.249; p = 0.737), type of family (χ2 =1.645; p=0.463), number of siblings (χ2 =4.679; p=0.201), ordinal position in the family (χ2 = 1.729; p = 0.641) and area of living (χ2 =2.523; p=0.478).

Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that experimental group had more knowledge than control group regarding knowledge of electronic media and mobile phone usage among students.